El retiro

Parque del retiro
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[text that follows added directly into blog via web] The above photo and caption was posted via mobile phone from the Parque del Retiro to this blog using Motorola V551 phone with camera capabilities. Send in email message to go.blogger@ and redirected from an automatic blog set up to this one. Photo is not as bad as I expected it to be -- given that in daylight it is very hard to see what you are capturing.

We passed on the row boat rental and made our way to the Feria del Libro (book fair). I´d say every publishing house in Spain had a booth there. It was gratifying to see so many young kids there on a field trip, complete with their literary treasure hunt exercises. And the outing wouldn´t be complete without a visit to the local bar for a vino and tapas (complemenary). Today we got potato salad with tuna canape and boquerones en vinagre (pickled anchovies) with olives -- OK two vinos!!!

I am waiting to see what has happened to my "Spain is still Spain" text only posting.
Until then ....